Louis Walsh has confirmed his return to this year’s X Factor – revealing he’s already ‘signed on the dotted line’. The former judge, whose been sacked from the panel twice since his first appearance in 2004, revealed he has signed his contract following a two-year break from the show, although…
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Holly Hagan and Peter Andre join celebs as they say goodbye to Now magazine after 23 years: ‘You will never be forgotten’
After 23 years, Now magazine has closed it’s pages for the last time, but to celebrate its final ever issue, some of your favourite celebrities have paid tribute, telling us what Now magazine means to them. ‘Now magazine was a part of my childhood, back when you couldn’t get celebrity…
‘It’s the end of an era!’ George Shelley opens up on Louis Walsh’s controversial X Factor exit
Last week The X Factor unveiled its brand spanking new-look judging panel for the 2018 series which will be made up of Louis Tomlinson, Robbie Williams, Ayda Field and Simon Cowell. And while the whole nation is undecided whether the latest batch of musical experts will be a hit when the show returns…
Mel B calls out Louis Walsh for ‘grabbing her bum’ in resurfaced X Factor clip
Mel B is scary by name and famously scary by nature. And she gives Louis Walsh a fright as she has a go at him for grabbing her bum live on TV in a clip that’s re-surfaced online. Mel and Louis, along with fellow judges Simon Cowell and Cheryl were…
EXCLUSIVE Louis Walsh: ‘I’d NEVER spend Christmas with Simon’
You know Christmas is close when The X Factor is over, but we’re not the only ones who use the end of this series as a special reminder that there’s shopping to be done, halls to be decked and a turkey dinner to prepare. Louis Walsh, who admits he’s never…
OMG! X Factor judge Louis Walsh takes ANOTHER swipe at rival Cheryl
They are hardly the best of friends, but X Factor judge Louis Walsh has made another not so subtle dig about rival Cheryl Cole after this weekend’s X Factor. READ MORE CELEBRITY NEWS MORE: EXCLUSIVE: X Factor boys interviews – Sam Black, Spencer Sutherland and Lloyd Macey Simon Cowell was forced to miss the ITV show…
EXCLUSIVE: X Factor boys interviews – Sam Black, Spencer Sutherland and Lloyd Macey
The plasterer from the Isle of Man, Sam Black, sailed through to The X Factor bootcamp with his rendition of Dion’s hit Runaround Sue but failed to win over the judges once more. But before he was sent packing, he pulled out all the stops to ask his girlfriend, Emma Smith, to…
Louis Walsh reveals ‘you’ll see a whole different me’ ahead of new series of The X Factor
The X Factor and Louis Walsh go together like peas in a pod, and now the judge is dishing the dirt on the upcoming series. How does it feel to be back? I was always going to be back! It’s great. Listen, this is the best panel ever. Simon has…
X Factor drama! Nicole Scherzinger hits back at Louis Walsh’s claims she LIES about her age
The X Factor is a mere matter of hours away (61 hours, to be precise) meaning we’re about to spend *every* weekend night from here on out wrapped in a duvet looking a lil’ something like this in front of the TV… Ah, the sweet sweet life of Saturday night sofa time…
Is Mel B set to make shock return to The X Factor following bitter Stephen Belafonte divorce battle?
Following her bitter split from husband Stephan Belafonte, it looks like Mel B might be making a BIG telly comeback very soon. Yup. According to Louis Walsh, the former Spice Girl could be jetting to the UK to take back her spot on The X Factor judging panel, after she…
Louis Walsh opens up about Cheryl’s ‘pregnancy’ after THAT explicit row with Liam Payne
Louis Walsh found himself in Liam Payne’s bad books last week after telling a reporter to ‘f*** off’ when he was asked about Liam’s other half Cheryl. But now it looks like the X Factor judge is trying to calm the feud by reaching out to Chiam with some touching…
‘Shut the f*ck up’: Liam Payne SLAMS Louis Walsh after his shocking reaction to Cheryl question
Part of the deal when you have a ‘serious’ boyfriend or girlfriend is that when people have bad words to say about them, you leap to your other half’s defence. And happily for ‘pregnant’ singer Cheryl, she definitely has that in the form of Liam Payne, as he has very…
The X Factor’s Louis Walsh shuts down Sharon Osbourne drunk rumours – and claims Nicole Scherzinger is the best judge!
He’s made a triumphant return after a year away from the X Factor judging panel and there’s no doubt that Louis Walsh is loving reclaiming his seat next to his best friend, Mrs O. Unlike previous years, the drama isn’t with the judges – who Louis tells me ‘are great…
Did The X Factor’s Louis Walsh just spill that Nicole Scherzinger had a BOOB job!?
Louis Walsh sure loves to feud with the female judges on The X Factor. Not only did he have the most awkward long-term argument with Cheryl, but now he may have revealed Nicole Scherzinger‘s big secret: that she’s had a boob job! The Irish judge let the private information spill…
Louis Walsh hints at what Cheryl and Liam Payne’s future holds: ‘He’ll make her happy’
Cheryl and Liam Payne seem more loved-up than ever right now as ‘pregnancy’ rumours persist and the future certainly looks rosy for them. Louis Walsh has given an insight into what might lie ahead for Chiam and admits he thinks they’ll go the distance. READ MORE CELEB NEWS Cheryl and…
The X Factor’s Bratavio: ‘We’ve had death threats – people want to cut our mums up’
They divided the nation with their eccentric costumes, risqué performances and arguments about undercooked chicken (!), but Ottavio Columbro and Bradley Hunt are determined to prove the critics wrong. After making it through to the judges’ houses round, Ottavio, 24, and Bradley, 25, jetted off to Ibiza to fight for…
‘Close your mouth, Louis!’ WATCH to find out why The X Factor’s Ottavio And Bradley had to tell Louis Walsh off!
The X Factor hots up this weekend as the contestants jet off for the judges’ houses round and things get slightly out of hand at Louis Walsh’s pad… It all kicks off when Ottavio & Bradley perform for their mentor and his assisting celebs Alesha Dixon and Fleur East –…
The X Factor’s Louis Walsh takes a HUGE swipe at Cheryl and it’s so awkward
Louis Walsh and Cheryl have never exactly been the best of friends but now their feud has taken another nasty turn! The X Factor judge – who returns to the show this year after being absent in 2015 – has taken a massive new swipe at Chezza, 33, by comparing…
‘They didn’t know a thing about talent,’ X Factor’s Louis Walsh take a pop at Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw
Love him or hate him, Louis Walsh tells it how it is. Never one to pussy-foot around people, the 63-year-old has taken a pop at the shambles that was The X Factor last year, branding the likes of Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora ‘inexperienced, lightweight whippersnappers’! AWKS! The 63-year-old, who…
Louis Walsh is returning to The X Factor… for a MASSIVE fee!
One of the original X Factor line-ups might be returning to our screens now that it’s confirmed Louis Walsh is returning – for a MASSIVE fee! The Irish judge has agreed to return to the show for ‘just shy of a million’ after signing his contract, and there are even…
He’s back! Louis Walsh ‘set for return to The X Factor judging panel’
Louis Walsh might have only been away from The X Factor for one year but it looks like he could be making a sensational return. The 63-year-old star is reportedly all set to take his place on the panel again after meeting with Simon Cowell for talks in Los Angeles…
‘Cheryl should go away’ Louis Walsh rules out The X Factor return with singer
Louis Walsh has suggested The X Factor should go on without national sweetheart Cheryl by telling her to ‘go away’ and make new music. Stirring up rumours of his return as judge on the talent show, the Irish manager also revealed he would love to work with his old friend…
Louis Walsh to return to X Factor in £800k deal? 5 reasons we’ve missed him on the judging panel!
Nick Grimshaw‘s seat on the X Factor judging panel isn’t even cold yet after the Radio 1 DJ quit earlier this month, but it looks as though former judge Louis Walsh could already have been drafted in to fill it as part of a shock return to the show. The…
Louis Walsh reveals: ‘The X Factor has lost its heart’
It’s 9.50am at the Soho Hotel, London, and Now is having breakfast with Louis Walsh. He had toast and a cappuccino, BTW. Louis may not be on The X Factor judging panel this year but he’s still best mates with Simon Cowell and is the most brutally honest celebrity we…
Cheryl slams idea of Louis Walsh X Factor return – but is he doing I’m A Celebrity?!
The Louis Walsh rumour mill (yes, there is such a thing, we’ve seen it) is in overdrive right now, what with the increasingly talked about suggestion that he’s being lined up for a shock return to The X Factor. Now it’s being speculated that Louis, 63, could instead be heading…
OMG! Is Louis Walsh returning to the X Factor?
Just last month, Louis Walsh was breezily claiming that he was looking forward to having some time away from the X Factor to get back to his day job of being a music manager. But he might have to eat his words – new reports suggest that Simon Cowell is…
Louis Walsh blasts this years The X Factor panel and Louis Tomlinson: ‘He’s the least popular member of One Direction’
Louis Walsh is proving he has a lot more to say than ‘you look like a pop star, you sound like a pop star’… as the ex-judge has only gone and launched a tirade of Walshy shade over this years The X Factor! Ouchers! After over a decade on the…
‘I don’t miss X Factor,’ says Louis Walsh – as he prepares to judge a talent contest in Blackpool
Former X Factor judge Louis Walsh has swapped the bright lights of the smash reality TV show for the judging panel at a talent contest in Blackpool. RELATED: ‘I thought Nick Grimshaw was a strange choice’ – Ex-judge Louis Walsh opens up about The X Factor READ MORE CELEBRITY NEWS HERE…
Louis Walsh: ‘One Direction will split after the next album’
Never one to mince his words, Louis Walsh has caused a stir again after saying he thinks One Direction are going to split soon. The former X Factor judge shocked fans when he said he though the foursome only had one more album in them. ‘I think there’s one more…
‘I thought Nick Grimshaw was a strange choice’: Ex-judge Louis Walsh opens up about The X Factor
We were super excited when it was announced that Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw would be taking Louis Walsh‘s place on the X Factor judging panel – but it turns out that Louis isn’t exactly overjoyed with his replacement In a new interview, the ex-judge has expressed his surprise that…